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Neon is in the early stages of putting together a programme to support what co-founder Tom Quinn referred to as the “sustainable theatrical release” of documentaries.

Quinn (pictured), whose company acquired Tim Wardle’s Sundance Us Documentary Competition selection Three Identical Strangers in January, teased the initiative at a Hollywood panel on the evolution of the industry although he declined to go further, adding that it was still too soon to unveil comprehensive details.

His comments came in a discussion about the non-fiction form as part of the ‘Make it or Break

Saturday’s Indie Spirit Awards were a takedown of sexist bullshit and a celebration of inclusive talent. Hosts John Mulaney (“SNL”) and Nick Kroll (“Big Mouth”) had plenty to say about Hollywood predators at the event in La. “Let’s name some names!” exclaimed Mulaney. And that they did. Their monologue called out men including Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, Louis C.K. and — of course — Harvey Weinstein. They joked that “the male apology has become an art form,” citing Mario Batali’s apology that ended with a cinnamon bun recipe as particularly egregious.

The pair also mocked men who feel paranoid about interacting with women in the wake of #MeToo, saying that hugs are still okay, but “not the way you’re doing it, pal — all breathy.” “Women, people of color, what have you left us white males?” Kroll asked before answering his own question.

Ten women will always be nominated for Oscars: five for Best Actress and another five for Best Supporting Actress. At the 2018 Oscars, Frances McDormand, who won her second Best Actress Academy Award for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” asked all the female nominees to stand. As you can see from the video above, she asked rival acting nominee Meryl Streep (“The Post”) to lead the way and this 21-time Oscar nominee obliged. Besides the other eight actresses nominated, how many other women were on their feet in the Dolby theater?

Of the 20 non-gender specific categories, women were contenders in 17 of them; they were shut out of Original Score (5 men), Sound Editing (9 men) and Visual Effects (20 men). As you can see below, 47 women other than actresses were nominated at the 90th Academy Awards. Of these, only four won Oscars. By comparison, 151 men other than actors were nominated and 32 took home Oscars.

On the acting from, Gary Oldman and Frances McDorman were honoured for Best Actor and Best Actress for Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri respectively, while the Support Actor and Actress awards went to Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards) and Allison Janney (I, Tonya).

Ahead of the Academy Awards tonight, the winners of the 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced in Hollywood last night, with Jordan Peele’s Best Picture-nominated Get Out taking home the top honour, Best Feature, as well as Best Director.

On the day before the Oscars, the Film Indepdnent Spirit Awards were handed out. In what may be a warm up for the Academy Awards, Get Out took Best Film, marking an excellent night overall for the movie. Impending Oscar winners Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell both won as well for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, while the rest of the winners you can see below… Here are all of the Spirit Award winners: Best Feature “Call Me by Your Name” “The Florida Project” “Get Out” (Winner) “Lady Bird” “The Rider” Best First Feature (Award given to the director and producer) “Columbus” “Ingrid Goes West” (Winner) “Menashe” “Oh Lucy!” “Patti Cake$” John Cassavetes Award – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.) “Dayveon” “A Ghost Story” “Life and Nothing More” (Winner) “Most Beautiful Island” “The Transfiguration” Best Director Sean Baker,

The year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards were a celebration of inclusivity. “Get Out” — the first debut feature from a black writer-director to cross the $100 million box office mark — won the two top prizes, Best Feature and Best Director. Jordan Peele received a standing ovation when accepting the latter from Spike Lee. “Let’s make no mistake, I would not be standing here if it wasn’t for this man,” said Peele. In his three-decade-plus career, Lee never received a Best Director Oscar nomination; Peele will compete for the statuette tomorrow.

“This project didn’t start as a statement” on the racial disparity present in America, Peele continued. “I realized that there are people who are locked up for smoking less weed than I was smoking than I wrote the movie. And so I wanted to deliver that truth” referencing the broken criminal justice system, a theme explored by Spirit

Amid raucous jokes about Harvey Weinstein and the crazy political climate, the mood was upbeat at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards — held in a gusty tent at the beach in Santa Monica the Saturday before the Oscars. As expected, the big winner was “Get Out,” which took home Best Feature and Best Director.

“We are at the beginning of a renaissance right now,” said writer-director Jordan Peele, who shot the $4.5 million Universal film in 23 days. “Long live the Independent Spirits, hooray!” added producer Jason Blum. Peele also thanked presenter Spike Lee: “I would not be standing here if

Amid raucous jokes about Harvey Weinstein and the crazy political climate, the mood was upbeat at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards — held in a gusty tent at the beach in Santa Monica the Saturday before the Oscars. As expected, the big winner was “Get Out,” which took home Best Feature and Best Director.

“We are at the beginning of a renaissance right now,” said writer-director Jordan Peele, who shot the $4.5 million Universal film in 23 days. “Long live the Independent Spirits, hooray!” added producer Jason Blum. Peele also thanked presenter Spike Lee: “I would not be standing here if

Surprising no one in attendance, Film Independent Spirit Awards hosts Nick Kroll and John Mulaney dug into the current #MeToo and Time’s Up climate during their whipsmart, whirlwind opening monologue. The duo named names of accused offenders – Harvey Weinstein to Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner to Woody Allen – and turned some of the more painful elements of the biggest story of the season into a canny punchline. But most winners and stars seemed eager to move past chatter and onto the future at the annual event.

While the audience at the beachside ceremony was ready to laugh – a gag about literally burying Weinstein in an “Xxl Unmarked Grave” was initially met with groans, then giggles – their approach was more measured and cautious during speeches and interviews.

In his opening remarks, Film Independent president Josh Welsh acknowledged that it had been “a rough year” for many, but he remained optimistic about

Allison Janney has won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, the first televised award of the day. Other nominees included Holly Hunter (“The Big Sick”), Laurie Metcalf (“Lady Bird”), Lois Smith (“Marjorie Prime”), and Taliah Lennice Webster (“Good Time”). It’s Janney’s first win and third nomination at the Spirit Awards; she has dominated awards season over the last few months, with wins at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. She’s considered the category frontrunner at tomorrow’s Academy Awards.

The 2018 Independent Spirit Awards were handed out on Oscar eve, March 3, during a lively ceremony presided over by the comedy team of Nick Kroll and John Mulaney. These long-time comedy collaborators returned to host the 33rd Indie Spirits after a well-received turn at the podium last year.

Many of this year’s Oscar-nominated behind-the-scenes artists have spoken with Gold Derby in recent months about their awards-contending films. In anticipation of the Oscar ceremony on Sunday, March 4, we offer up 29 exclusive interviews with nominees throughout the categories, from Best Picture to Best Documentary Short. Click on any name below to be taken to their full interview.

See 2018 Oscar nominations: Full list of Academy Awards nominees in all 24 categories

Does “Get Out”’s editing have the edge over “I, Tonya”’s? Most of our pundits are picking Jordan Peele’s film to win Best Editing at Saturday’s Independent Spirit Awards, giving it a narrow 4/5-odd lead over “I, Tonya” (7/4 odds), according to our predictions.

“Get Out” is the pick of six Experts, three Editors and 10 Top 24 Users, while “I, Tonya” topped the lists of five Experts, two Editors and seven Top 24 Users. “Good Time” (10/1 odds) is the only other nominee predicted to win, with two Experts selecting it. “Call Me by Your Name” (12/1 odds) and “The Rider” (80/1 odds) round out the field.

Film editor Tatiana S. Riegel admits that when she was first approached to lend her talents to “I, Tonya” she “didn’t have much of an interest” in working on a film about notorious figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie). After all, what more could you really say about her story that hadn’t already been covered in the tabloids? “I definitely did not imagine this film,” she says, “and what I initially imagined, I think, is what many people might think it is.” Upon reading Steven Rogers‘s original screenplay, however, she “got extremely excited about doing it,” recognizing the delicate balance of absurdity and tragedy that director Craig Gillespie would be going for. Her decision to do the film paid off with an Oscar nomination and a victory for Best Comedy Editing at the Ace Eddie Awards. Watch our exclusive video interview with Riegel above.

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